Railroad-rail support.



No. 687,355. Patented my. 26,19Ul.

a. A. WEBER.

RAILROAD RAIL SUPPORT.

(Applibafion filed Jan. 12, 1901.!

(No Model.)

INVENTOR geozye J fi efier ms ATTORNEY UNITED STATES GEORGE A. WEBER, or STAMFORD,

PATENT OFFICE.

CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE WEBER RAILWAY JOINT MANUFACTURING 00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

RAILROAD-RAIL SU PPO RT.

srEcIEICA'rIoN forming pm of Letters Patent No. 687,355, dated November 26, 1901. Application filed January 12, 1901. Serial No. 42,989. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. WEBER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railroad- Rail Supports, of which the following is a specification.

I will describe a railroad-rail support embodying my improvement and. then point out the novel features in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is top view of a railroad-rail support embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan of a railroad-rail support of modified form. Fig. tie a transverse section of the latter.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, A designates a number of railroad-ties. B designates rail-supports fastened to said ties in any suitable manner, as by spikes C. D designates a railroad-rail. E designates a switchpoint. Each of the rail-supports B has a base b, upon which the rail D rests, and a brace b extending obliquely upward to form a support to the under side of the outer portion of the head of the rail D, so as to support the latter. This brace is stiffened transversely. As shown, it has a transverselybent end portion 12 and also a bent corrugation orboss 19 In the bending of the end of the brace the side portions 5 are brought into such position as to bear against the web of the rail to brace it. Further, the bending of the end tends to give the edge surface a curve which will approximately conform to the radius of the under side of the head. (See Fig. 4.) With this construction the rail is firmly held against the thrust produced by a car-wheel in passing over the rail. The

bracing of the rail at its web will also prevent any contact of the flange of the rail by the brace,which will therefore allow for the inequalities of the flange due to rolling, and yet obtain a fit with the rail where it is needed.

At the junction of the brace 12 with the base 1) of each rail-support B is a rib or strengthrail-support, but without the raiser-plate, be-

cause this rail-support is not intended for use when there is a switch-point.

It 'will be seen that my rail-support is of immense strength and also simple and cheap in construction.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A rail-support having a base,-a brace extending obliquely upward and formed integral therewith, the said brace being stifiened transversely, and a strengthening-piece at the junction of the base and brace on the outside.

2. A rail-support having a base, a brace extending obliquely upward and formed integral therewith, a strengthening-piece at the junction of the base and brace on the outside and a raiser-plate formed upon the base to support a switch-point.

3. A rail-support having a base, a brace extending obliquely upward and formed integral therewith, the said brace being stiffened transversely, a strengthening-piece at the junction of the base and brace on the outside, and a raiser-plate formed upon the base to support a switch-point.

4. A rail-support having a base, integral brace extending obliquely upward for engaging the head of the rail, and also having a bearing against the web of the rail, and a strengthening-piece formed at the junction of the base and brace on the outside.

5. The combination of a rail and a support therefor, the support comprising a base an integral brace extending obhquely upward in testimony whereof I have signed my with its end bent transversely to have its name to this specification in the presence of corners abut against the web of the rail and two subscribing witnesses.

its edge approximately conform to the under GEORGE A. WEBER. 5 side of the head of the rail, and a stifiening- Witnesses:

piece at the junction of the base and brace on GEO. E. CRUsE,

the outside. v CHARLES S. J ONES. 

